December 2018

baptism

 It was a beautiful night.  It was Heidi’s first day back at work after maternity leave.  At the end of the day I drove the kids back home and stayed in case they needed a hand. They really did not, but it was fun, getting ready, dressing the baby in her Christmas dress for her […]

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cooky time

 Kari was home for the weekend, and so was James.  It was a great weekend. This girl stayed and helped  bake cookies. Others were invited too, but she was the only one, so we put her to work.  She’s good. Her cooky dough skills are getting up there. The gingerbread?  I’ve baked this for decades,

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into december

 Heidi and I had lunch with my mom on Monday. She cooked, so delicious.  There was a Facebook thing a while ago about your favorite place to eat.  I felt like it was a restaurant choice, but immediately I thought, “My Mom’s!” This Santa and his wife were very cute, though their singing was annoyingly

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choir concert

 We made it across town in traffic with time to spare, and the choir concert was just beautiful.  That such young children could sing so beautifully–I was impressed.  Our guy had a brief solo–nailed it! So glad to be there on a cold night. love, Grandma and Grandpa and Julia too

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